Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Tremolo \Tre"mo*lo\, n. [It. Cf. {Tremulous}.] (Mus.)
(a) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent
cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect.
(b) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes
to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a
tremulous effect; -- called also {tremolant}, and
{tremulant}.
Source : WordNet®
tremolo
n 1: (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a
single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
2: vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled
one